Penholder-support



Patented Apr. 13, 1920.

Jim/6705021 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD KELSEY, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

PENHOLDER-SUPPORTJ.

Application filed November 25, 1919.

To all whom it may GOIMKV/lt.

Be it known that I. RIorL-um Knnsnr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lynn in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented new and use ful Improvements in Penholder-Supports, of whichthe following is a specification.

T his invention relates to a device for supporting a pen-holder incorrect position for writing and is particularly adapted to be used inschools where writing is being taught for the purpose of teaching pupilsto hold the pen-holder and pen in correct position while writing.

The object of the invention is to provide a cheap, simple and durabledevice of the character set forth which can be readily attached to ordetached from a pen-holder or pencil and which can be adjustedlongitudinally of the pen-holder, so as to position said pen-holder atdifferent angles rela tive to the surface which is being written upon.

To these ends the invention consists in a pen-holder support of thecharacter set forth in the following specification and particularlypointed out in the claims thereof.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure l. is aside elevation of my improved pen-holder supportillustrating the same attached to a pen-holder positioned for writing, ahand being shown in dotted lines in connection with the pen-holder andsupport.

2 is a side elevation of the same holder attached to a pencil andreversed in position as compared with the position shown in Fig. 1.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of thedrawings.

In the drawings, referring to Fig. 1, 5 is the pen-holder support and 6is the penholder. The pen-holder support 5 is formed of a piece of wire,preferably spring wire, with a loop 7 intermediate its ends and throughwhich the penholder 6 projects. when said support is attached thereto;said support terminates at one end in an arm 8 which extends laterallyacross the upper side of the pen-holder when in position. The other endof said holder terminates in a coil 9, constituting a foot and adaptedto Specification of Letters Patent.

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tially strgi 9 to the loo is shown attached ed in position as i on inwhich said support is sh, l. The operation and function, howe of thesupport is the same in both cases and the little finger of the hand ofthe writer projects through the coil 9 in each case but whereas when thesupport is positioned as illustrated in Fig. 1, the middle and thirdfingers of the hand are located. on the same side of the straightportion 10 as the coil 9 and loop '7. When the device is positioned asin Fig. the little finger extends through the coil 9 while the middlefinger is in front of the portion 10 or on the opposite side of theportion 10 from the coil 9 and loop 7 and the third finger is positionedon the same side of the portion 10 as the coil 9 and loop One of theprincipal advantages of having the device reversible is that it cannotbe placed upon a pen-holder or pencil in a wrong position.

In using the device, it is first attached to the pen-holder by slippingthe pen-holder through the loop 7 and then pressing upwardly on the arm8 and then sidewardly until said arm extends over the upper side of thepen-holder. The wire being preferably a spring wire, the straightportion connecting the arm 8 with the loop 7 will act as a spring toclamp the loop 7 upon the penholder and thus to hold it firmly in position by means of the laterally extending arm 8. hen in use, the foot orcoil 9 rests upon the surface of the paper which is being written upon;the angle of the pen holder or pen to the paper may be adjusted bysliding the loop 7 along said pen-holder or pencil as the case mav be,thus rendering the device adjustable for different hands and fordifferent methods of writing.

I claim:

1. A pen-holder support. comprising a piece of wire with a loopintermediate its ends adapted to encircle a pen-holder, said supportterminating at one end in a laterally extending arm adapted to engagethe upper side of said. pen-holder and terminating at the opposite endin a foot adapted when said pen-holder is in writing position to restupon the surface being written upon.

2. A pen-holder support comprising a piece of wire with a loopintermediate its ends adapted to encircle a pen-holder and slidablethereon, said support terminating at one end in a laterally extending.arm adapted to engage the upper side of said pen-l1ol fler andterminating at the opposite I end in a foot adapted when said pen-holderis in writing position to rest upon the surface being written upon.

3. A pen-holder support comprising a piece of wire with a loopintermediate its ends adapted to encircle a pen-holder said supportterminating at one end in a laterally extending arm adapted to engagethe upper side of said pen-holder and terminating at the opposite end ina coil constituting a foot adapted when said pen-holder is in Writingposition to rest upon the surface being written upon.

4. A pen-holder support comprising a piece of wire with a loopintermediate its ends adapted to encircle a pen-holder, said supportterminating at one end in a laterally extending arm adapted to engagethe upper side of said. pen-holderand terminating at the opposite end ina coil constituting a foot adapted to receive one finger of a hand whensaid pen-holder is in writing position to, rest upon the surface beingwritten upon'.'

, 5. A pen-holder support comprising a piece of wire with a loopintermediate its ends adapted to encircle a pen-holder, said supportterminating at one end in a laterally extending arm adapted to engagethe upper side of said pen-holder and terminating at the opposite end ina coil constituting a foot adapted when said pen-holder is in writingposition to rest upon the surface being written upon, said loop and coilbeing located at one side of the portion of said support which joinsthem together.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my handvin presence of twosubscribing witnesses. I

RICHARD KELSEY. Witnesses FRANKLIN E. Low, CHARLES S. GooDINe.

